ideano

Ideano is a fictional cross-platform software platform designed to support collaborative ideation and execution within organizations. It provides a centralized space for generating ideas, discussing proposals, and moving selected concepts into project plans.

The core workflow starts with idea submission, tagging, and categorization, followed by discussions and voting to surface promising concepts. Approved ideas are routed to task boards and roadmaps, where owners can define milestones, assign tasks, and monitor progress.

Key features include idea submission forms, governance with access controls, anonymous or attributed feedback, voting and scoring, tagging, and version history. An API supports integrations with email, Slack, calendar, and popular project trackers. The platform also offers Kanban boards and lightweight Gantt views.

Ideano emphasizes transparent, participatory decision-making, with audit trails and role-based permissions to support accountability. It is used by innovation labs, universities, and startups to crowdsource input from diverse stakeholders and reduce reliance on a small leadership group.

History and development: Ideano originated as a conceptual platform in management discussions about idea management, with various open-source forks and commercial deployments described in practice guides.

Reception: Users report improved idea flow and faster consensus, though some note a learning curve and concerns about privacy and governance in large communities.